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Disney -owned channels like ESPN and ABC will no longer be available on YouTube TV after the two parties failed to agree on a new deal, YouTube said late on Thursday."Our current agreement with Disney has approached its renewal date, and we will not agree to terms that disadvantage our members while benefiting Disney 's own live TV products," YouTube TV said in an email to subscribers.
"Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to reach a fair deal, and starting today, October 30, 2025, Disney programming will not be available on YouTube TV," it added."This means you will no longer be able to watch channels like ABC and ESPN or access recordings from these networks in your Library."Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.YouTube TV said in its email to customers that it was working to bring Disney content back to the platform."We're committed to continuing to work with Disney to reach an agreement, but if their content is unavailable for an extended period of time, we'll offer our subscribers a $20 credit."Disputes about carriage and distribution deals aren't uncommon in the broadcasting industry, and have often resulted in short-term blackouts. In 2023, Disney was locked in an ugly dispute with Charter that resulted in channels like ESPN briefly being taken off the air for the cable company's millions of subscribers.In 2024, Disney yanked its networks from DirecTV for a two-week period.Please check back for updates.
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